These portraits capture the gold-toothed essence of New York cool:
provided a few of the film’s mostly-amateur cast) and its gritty, lo-fi cinematography have shaped two-and-a-half decades of fashion editorials and street-style portfolios.most significant sartorial contribution is its elevation of ordinary youth cool – and the endlessly diverse, constantly shifting cool of young New York in particular – to the highest form of authentic style.
, a documentary and fashion photographer from New Orleans, revisits in his latest photo series, named in tribute to Clark’s 1995 film and capturing a new generation of teenage street-fashion icons on the concrete sidewalks and playgrounds of NYC.I was born and raised in New Orleans and photography has always had an important role in my life. My father was a documentary photographer and as a child I tagged along and watched him take pictures in the streets of New Orleans.
I’ve been documenting youth culture for several years in New Orleans. I was speaking to a good friend who works in casting in New York and we began discussing his city's youth style. This led to him reaching out to some of the most memorable subjects he could think of and with which he had worked with. We set up a meeting in Chrystie Park on a hot summer day and a few dozen people turned up.I discovered that NYC’s kids are deeply dedicated to style.
In this project, you represent American men from diverse backgrounds. Is this something you consciously wanted to achieve? New York is the largest gathering in America. It always has been. The diversity within these shots is in fact representative of the city.I photographed many subjects this summer but felt that there was a cohesiveness to the individual styles of the subjects I selected for the series. I wanted to showcase young people who had a natural and real sense of style.We are absolutely inundated with imagery now.
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